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贖罪日

简赎罪日 · 繁贖罪日

Mandarin · pinyin Shú zuì rì

Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement (Jewish holiday)

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罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
赎: shú · buy, redeem; ransom; atone for

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2–4–4 · Shu2 zui4 ri4

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(Judaism) Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement

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